Paul Sarvela, vice president for academic affairs, was named acting chancellor Tuesday at a special meeting called by the Board of Trustees.

Naming an interim chancellor was the only item on the agenda for the meeting that lasted less than 15 minutes. The acting tag could be changed to interim at the next full board meeting July 24 in Springfield.

“I’ve been here for 28 years, it was quite an honor to be considered,” Sarvela said. “(I) Thought about it a little bit and I said you bet.”

Sarvela said he has plenty of ideas, but the most important thing is a quality education. He said he wants to focus on recruitment, retention and also refresh some of the policies on campus.

In the early 1990s, Sarvela said the campus enrollment was almost 25,000 but is currently around 18,000. He said the budget was different then.

“We’re going to do everything we can to move it ahead because that is where the resources come from,” he said.

Sarvela said he would continue in his position of vice president of academic affairs until they can find someone to help.

“I’ll be wearing two hats for a little while,” he said.

President Randy Dunn said Sarvela is engaging and has the ability to help reconnect the campus.

“I was looking for someone who had the credentials to serve as chancellor, had credibility on the campus and in addition was a people person,” he said.

Sarvela said a salary hasn’t been discussed and a timetable for his length as acting chancellor was not determined.

The board hasn’t discussed how they are going to conduct a search, but Dunn said he hopes it is a national search and Sarvela can apply for the position permanently.

Dunn said there is only one thing for Sarvela and the university to do now.

“For the time being, get in and take on this work that we have teed up for him and see what we can get done,” Dunn said.

Board Vice-Chair Donna Manering said Sarvela knows the landscape and also has a strong background in academics and in research.

The board was scheduled to have a meeting July 1 but it was rescheduled for Tuesday.

“The board felt it was an important decision and that all board members should be involved in making that final decision for acting chancellor,” Manering said. “We take our roles very seriously and we know that SIU and the wider community anticipate that this is a very important assignment.”

The vote was unanimous for Sarvela to be acting chancellor after Dunn’s appointment.

Manering said there wasn’t any doubt from the board members and they weren’t surprised with the appointment.

Sarvela is a tenured Professor of Health Care Management who has coauthored more than 70 peer-reviewed publications, written multiple textbooks and has helped secure more than $4 million in grants and contracts for the university.

He received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate from the University of Michigan. Sarvela lives in Carbondale with his wife and two children.

Sarvela said he wanted to thank Dunn along with the board for this opportunity.

“I know working together we’re really going to address the issues that need to be worked out,” he said.

Tyler Dixon can be reached at tdixon@dailyegyptian.com or at

618-536-3311 ext. 252

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Kara Lovelace, of Carbondale, grimaces after pushing in the side of her piece while Stephanie Dukat, a second-year graduate student studying ceramics from Buffalo, N.Y., demonstrates how to smooth over errors during Tuesday’s class. Sarah Greer, also of Carbondale, and Lovelace, are both teachers in the area and decided to take the class together as a summer activity. “It’s something I’ve never done before,” Lovelace said. “I never took art in high school. I was always in band.”

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SIU hosts 20 students from Asia

Undergraduate students from central Asia were selected to travel overseas to experience the culture and learn the government style of the United States, particularly southern Illinois.

Five students from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey were chosen based off of their application, essay, grades, recommendation letters and interview.

“It is extremely competitive,” said John L. Foster, emeritus faculty in the Department of Political Science.

The U.S. State Department funds the program, which is a part of the study of the U.S. Institute on Government and Public Policy for Student Leaders.

The emphasis of the program is public policy making and developing world leaders. The students take multiple classes focused on enhancing their understanding of the U.S. political system.

The students reside in the dorms for the majority of the five-

week stay, and often participate in off-campus activities such as zip lining, attending the Sunset Concerts, watching “Oklahoma!”, celebrating Fourth of July in Kaskaskia, volunteer work and various cultural trips to different towns and states are all a part of the experience.

“They get to do a lot of things,” Foster said. “By the end they will

have visited St. Louis, Chicago, Springfield and Washington, D.C.”

For the majority of the students it was their first time in the U.S.

Burak Yazar, studying economics from Turkey, said everything in the U.S. is much larger than back home. Yazar said in the U.S. a garden is as big as a house which isn’t normal for Turkey.

STOREY MAYER

Daily Egyptian

Five of the 20 exchange students discuss what’s next on their schedule while taking a break from volunteering for Green Earth Incorporated, a local organization. These students are part of the Study of the U.S. Institute on Government and Public Policy for Student Leaders.

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“I was not nervous or scared, but so willing to come here to the U.S.,” Yazar said. “I wanted to see the process because this is a really great place to be.”

Mariam Sulkhanishvili, studying ecology from Georgia, said she has learned a lot about the U.S. political system and customs during her visit. She is sure that she will use the newfound knowledge throughout her life.

Although the main reason the students came to the U.S. is to gain a better comprehension of American politics, they have been taking note of the social comparisons as well.

“The American people are very kind to us and are very much happier than in my country,” she said. “Everyone is always smiling.”

Yazar said the best part of the U.S. is all of the big opportunities, but did not like some of the financial burdens.

“The worst thing here is that the education and health care are not free,” Yazar said. “In my country they are free.”

Sulkhanishvili does plan to pursue some form of education in the U.S. She believes that despite the cost, the education is much better here.

The 20 students will wrap up their visit to the U.S. in Washington, D.C. and depart back for their home countries July 26.

Storey Mayer can be reached at smayer@dailyegyptian.com

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Congress looks for ways to combat sex trafficking of children

WASHINGTON — When a group of California school districts teamed up with law enforcement agencies and others to share information about child sex trafficking, it took only days before they were helping the first victim of the crime.

Since the collaborative effort began in 2008, the program has identified and helped many more victims and potential victims, said one of its creators, Jenee Littrell, an assistant principal at Grossmont Union High School District in San Diego County.

Adults at schools — from teachers to bus drivers to food service workers — can advocate for victims of child

trafficking if they’re trained to learn the warning signs and respond in the right ways, Littrell said in testimony at a Senate hearing Tuesday chaired by Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C.

“In many cases, the adults on campus are the last responsible adults to touch these young people’s lives before they are victimized or lost to this crime,” Littrell said.

The hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee’s panel on children, which Hagan chairs, examined what the federal government and states can do to prevent the abuse of children and adolescents through trafficking and re-homing, where parents give away their children to people through Internet ads.

Megan Twohey, a Thomson Reuters

reporter who exposed re-homing in a report late last year, testified that her investigation found that parents who no longer wanted their adopted children gave them to strangers with a simple notarized document assigning power of attorney. Child abuse experts said that the background of the children — many of them adopted from overseas — and the way they were advertised made them “ripe for exploitation,” Twohey told the senators.

She described several examples of her findings, including the case of a 10-year-old boy adopted from foster care whose mother solicited a new family through a Yahoo group and placed the boy with an Illinois couple.

“She had no idea the Illinois woman’s children had been removed after

officials determined she suffered ‘severe psychiatric problems’ as well as ‘violent tendencies.’ Or that the man had an affinity for young boys that he would later share with an undercover agent in a pedophile chat room,” Twohey told the panel.

Four states — Florida, Wisconsin, Louisiana and Colorado — enacted new restrictions on child advertising, custody transfers or both since the Reuters series was published in September, Twohey told lawmakers.

Joo Yeun Chang, who oversees federal foster care and adoption assistance programs for the Department of Health and Human Services, said child welfare issues, including adoption and neglect, are governed by state laws. Parents who place their children with an

unfit caregiver could be breaking those laws, she said.

Chang’s agency, the Children’s Bureau of the HHS, issued guidance to states on May 30 about how to support children and families in disrupted adoptions. The document encourages state agencies to develop post-adoption services, such as counseling and crisis call centers.

“The practice of re-homing is unacceptable, is clearly an act of abuse and neglect, and should receive the full attention of child welfare agencies,” Chang testified.

In many cases, teachers, social workers and others don’t identify child victims, often because they aren’t trained to handle it, Hagan said at the hearing.

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Chicago’s Bloody FourthDuring the holiday weekend of the Fourth

of July, what began as a time of celebration became a bloodbath brought on from gun violence. Cook County Medical Examiner Anthony Brucci confirmed a total of 17 dead and it was reported more than 60 people were wounded from a total of 21 shooting incidents in the Chicago area. Two of the deaths and five of those whom were wounded were from shots by police officers of the Chicago Police Department.

While both Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy and Mayor Rahm Emanuel blame the need for stricter gun laws on the violence committed during the weekend, I can’t help but think that action needs to be taken beyond legislature.

Legal action being taken on gun control does not effect the trafficking of illegal guns on the street. McCarthy even admitted that illegal firearms are the very root of the

problem. He also reported that the CPD had collected more than 3,390 guns this year, which may have an affect in the slight decrease in shooting deaths this year from last year. There were 196 gun-related deaths last year through July with 185 up to July of this year, but that is hardly a significant difference. More has to be done within the community to get these illegal guns of the streets and to stop violence.

Much of the violence in the Chicago community is attributed to not only gang violence but also life itself. Members of the community are governed either by fear, action or retaliation. Shootings in Chicago have risen by five percent while the number of victims has also increased by eight percent But what can delegators of elected officials do about guns that weren’t purchased at licensed fire-arm shops or about guns that are not registered?

Last month, the Chicago City Council approved Emanuel’s plan for restriction in gun shops, that requires all purchases to be videotaped and sales be limited to only one

gun per month by each buyer. This is to decrease the amount of guns legally purchased but sold illegally to other people who are not allowed to own a gun. Chicago still needs a community intervention in which the people come together and put a stop to the violence.

Pastor Corey Brooks is calling on 5,000 men on 500 corners in high crime areas to aid young men within the age range of 12- 25 from June through August.

“I think what would be better is a better educational system for young boys, better resources, more utilization of summer programs and things for that these young people can do to enhance their lives,” he said. “And I think for anyone to consistently believe that the police are hear to answer all of our problems, that is not a good method.”

Brooks also said that he believes all leaders of the community must come together and fight against gun violence. This includes the police, pastors within the community and parents. All in all, the solution to Chicago’s problem is within the community.

BRITTANY PETTIFORD

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GUATEMALA CITY — A magnitude-6.9 earthquake on the Pacific Coast jolted a wide area of southern Mexico and Central America Monday, killing at least three people while damaging homes, hospitals and churches.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit at 6:23 a.m. (7:23 a.m. EDT; 11:23 GMT) on the Pacific Coast 1 mile (2 kilometers) north-northeast of Puerto Madero, near the Guatemala border. It initially calculated the magnitude at 7.1 but later lowered the figure to 6.9.

Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina said a baby died when parts of the ceiling collapsed on the newborn in the San Marco medical center. He said there were reports of other deaths, but this was the only confirmed fatality in Guatemala. He added that there were 33 injuries.

Earlier, the national spokesman for local fire departments, Raul Hernandez, had said that at least two people died in their homes from collapsed walls in the Guatemalan town of Pati, in the border province of San Marcos, and another woman in Quetzaltenango died from a heart attack.

Civil protection officials in the Mexican state of Chiapas raised the death toll to two, and said at least a dozen people were injured by falling tiles and other debris.

Perez said the quake was felt in 12 of Guatemala's 22 states. There were reports of power outages and rock slides on some roadways in Guatemala.

Photos posted on social media sites and published by the Guatemalan newspaper Prensa Libre showed buildings with huge cracks across their facades in San Marcos, and one which apparently suffered a partial collapse.

Classes were suspended in at least three western states bordering Mexico.

In Chiapas, where the quake was centered, panicked people poured into the streets and the Red Cross said it was treating some frightened adults and children.

"I thought the house was going to collapse," said Claudia Gonzales, 32, who ran to the street in the town of Comitan with her 1-year-old daughter.

The quake was felt across a broad swath of southern Mexico and as far away as Mexico City, but officials had no immediate reports of damage.

The quake was centered 37 miles (60 kilometers) beneath the surface.

In the city of Tapachula, near the epicenter, city employee Omar Santos said "buildings were moving, windows broke in some houses and businesses, and people ran through the streets in the dark."

CHICAGO — Tearful relatives appealed for clemency Tuesday for an Illinois woman they say was wrongly convicted nearly three decades ago of taking part in in a macabre kidnap-for-ransom plot in which a businessman was lured from his home and buried alive.

Testifying before the Illinois Prisoner Review Board in Chicago, Nancy Rish’s supporters described her as a woman ensnared in an abusive relationship with the drug dealer who concocted the 1987 kidnapping of Kankakee businessman Stephen Small. They said she knew nothing of her boyfriend’s plans even as he had her pick him up from the remote, wooded burial site and drove him between phone booths where he made ransom calls.

“She doesn’t have it in her to do something so horrendous,” Rish’s sister Lori Guimond told the panel, dabbing her eyes with a tissue.

Small was a member of a prominent media family from Kankakee, in eastern Illinois, and a

great-grandson of Len Small, Illinois’ governor in the 1920s. He was buried alive in a plywood box under several feet of sand and suffocated when a crudely fashioned breathing tube running to the surface failed before a ransom could be paid.

Rish’s boyfriend, Daniel Edwards, told police after his arrest that he acted alone, but he didn’t say that at trial as he fought to avoid the death penalty. Now, having abandoned his own appeals, Edwards has provided two affidavits stating that he alone committed the crime and concealed his plans from Rish.

Assistant Illinois Attorney General Erin O’Connell told the review board the state still firmly believes Rish was a willing participant.

“There’s been some suggestion that what happened to her was horrible, but let’s be more direct: Stephen Small was buried alive,” O’Connell said. “He was buried alive because Nancy Rish and Danny Edwards wanted to coerce $1 million from his family.”

The panel could vote within weeks. If clemency is recommended, Gov. Pat Quinn would have no deadline for a decision.

Edwards put Small in the box with water, candy bars and a light. He recorded a message from Small in which the terrified man asks his wife to deliver $1 million to his kidnapper with the plea “It’s no joke. I’m inside ... a box. Grave.” Edwards played the recording into the phone during ransom calls.

Besides the affidavits from Edwards, the clemency petition details missteps by Rish’s trial attorneys. It says her lawyers, to the detriment of her defense, instructed her not to testify about conversations with Edwards, including her repeated demands to know what was going on and his violent refusals.

The petition also accuses prosecutors of withholding information and misstating facts. It mentions the prosecution’s assertion at trial that Rish had made the first call to lure Small from his house, even though Small’s son, who first picked up the phone, told police still searching for a suspect that it was a man’s voice.

In one of several victim impact letters filed with the review board, Small’s son, Ramsey, now refers to Rish having made that call.

Quake slams Mexico, Guatemala; 3 dead

Woman seeks clemency in nearly thirty year old buried-alive case

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Here are terms and ingredients you'll see at ramen shops.

Shoyu: Ramen with soy sauce added to the clear brown stock, usually made with chicken. Widely available; consider it ramen's basic cheeseburger.

Shio: Ramen with sea salt added to the clear, thin broth; a light, delicate style.

Tonkotsu: Rich, cloudy broth

made with long-boiled pork bones, whose collagen and calcium cause the milky color. Very flavorful.

Miso: Broth made with soybean paste; a thicker, more opaque bowl.

Fish cake: Mildly flavored white disks with a pink spiral in the middle, used as a garnish; made from pulverized white fish formed into a roll and sliced.

Chasu: Pork belly formed into a roll and braised with flavorful additions such as soy sauce and

spices. Includes fat as well as lean meat; the presence of fat is not a flaw in chasu. Pork belly also can be served in slabs.

Tomago: Egg. May be whole or cut in half and hard-boiled or soft-boiled; stir the runny yolk into the broth for richness. Do not be concerned if the white is brown; it was marinated in a soy sauce mixture.

Nori: Tissue-thin sheets of blackish-green dried seaweed, shredded or served in squares atop a ramen bowl.

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Detroit Free Press

‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ takes Fourth of July box office

LOS ANGELES — The Fourth of July weekend might have brought fireworks, but the holiday box office didn’t close with a big bang.

With no new popcorn blockbusters opening, “Transformers: Age of Extinction” easily triumphed.

The fourth entry in Paramount’s Michael Bay-directed robot franchise — Mark Wahlberg leads the new film, replacing Shia LaBeouf — took in $53,792,000 for the five-day period, according to studio estimates.

“Transformers” is the first summer flick to hold the No. 1 spot for two consecutive weeks, and it has generated nearly $175 million after just 10 days of release. After this weekend’s bounty, the film has logged more than $400 million in international ticket sales.

New Line Cinema’s Melissa McCarthy-starrer “Tammy” landed in second after pulling in $32.9 million in its first five days.

“Tammy” put a twist on the buddy road trip film. McCarthy plays the shameless title character who, after an awfully bad day that includes getting sacked at work and finding out her husband is having an affair, decides to hit the road with her boozy grandmother (Susan Sarandon).

The R-rated comedy, which cost $20 million to make and was co-written by McCarthy and her husband, Ben Falcone (he also directed the film), opened to largely negative reviews, but the actress has proven to be a reliable box-office draw since her breakout in 2011’s “Bridesmaids.”

Last year McCarthy anchored “The Heat,” a buddy cop comedy with Sandra Bullock that grossed nearly $160 million in the U.S. and Canada, and “Identity Thief,” which hauled in $134 million despite murky reviews.

Although it was highly unlikely that “Tammy” was going to give the hulking robots of “Transformers” much competition, the film’s solid opening lead the small slate of new offerings.

“We’re really happy with ‘Tammy.’ This was a $20 million production and it was homegrown by

Melissa and her husband, Ben,” said Dan Fellman, the studio’s president of domestic distribution. “It’s a nice start for us. We’re in good shape and there’s a lot of summer left.”

Landing in No. 3 was another new film. “Deliver Us From Evil,” the supernatural crime flick Jerry Bruckheimer produced for Screen Gems, took in $15 million since its Wednesday opening.

Starring Eric Bana, Edgar Ramirez, Joel McHale and Olivia Munn, the film is based on the book “Beware the Night” by retired New York Police Department officer-turned-demonologist Ralph Sarchie and journalist Lisa Collier Cool and cost $30 million to make.

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To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Today’s Birthday (07/09/14). Dedicate yourself to fun with beloved people this year. Long-term

relationships thrive with attention. Release old baggage, and invent new games. With Jupiter in your sign, fortune follows you home. After Jupiter enters Leo (7/16), your creativity unleashes new profits. Protect shared assets. October eclipses (10/8, 23) impassion your career and romantic life. Prioritize love.

Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is an 8 — Set long-range

goals over the next two days. Start planning a vacation or trip. Don’t quit your day job yet, but get your ducks in a row. Remember home obligations. Stick to practical actions.

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)Today is a 7 — For the next

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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)Today is a 7 — Gather

information today and tomorrow. Study, and ask a friend to quiz you. Don’t gamble or shop. Peace at home restores your batteries. Perform well, and a rise in status is possible.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)Today is an 8 — For the next

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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)Today is an 8 — Handle

personal issues today and tomorrow. You’re more confident and grounded. A haircut or style change could be fun. Quiet alone time gets delicious.

It doesn’t need to cost much. Bargain hunt.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)Today is a 7 — Think about

it for a while. Join with friends and a partner. It’s easier to finish old projects today and tomorrow. Spend next to zero. Intangible rewards can hold higher value. Imagine greater joy.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)Today is an 8 — Your friends

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Wilbekin trys to prove he belongs in the NBA

SAO PAULO, Braz i l — The United States reached the Round of 16 at consecutive World Cups for the first time.

That’s progress, right?Well, it is and it isn’t.On one foot (there are no hands allowed in soccer),

the Americans acquitted themselves well in Brazil, getting out of the Group of Death, exorcising ghosts of World Cups past vs. Ghana, playing the great Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal to a draw, and falling back down to Earth in a loss to semifinal-bound Germany. The USA showed grit, determination and a never-say-die attitude.

But on the other foot, those factors can take you only so far. In terms of ball possession, tactical awareness and pedigree, the Americans showed how far they have to go to reach the level of Germany and Belgium, which eliminated them in the Round of 16.

In three of its four games — except the Portugal match — the USA was outplayed and chased the game.

“It’s a mentality topic that we have to break through in a certain way because the interesting thing is every time we go down a goal, we shift it up,” coach Jurgen Klinsmann said. “Then suddenly we build the pressure higher up and give (our opponent) a real good game. There’s still this sense of too much respect often.”

When your goalkeeper is deemed your man of the tournament — Tim Howard was marvelous, especially keeping the USA afloat against the Belgians — it says a lot about your shortcomings.

“Tim Howard — it’s wonderful for him and historical,” ESPN commentator and former USA international Alexi Lalas told Newsday. “If I’m a defender on the team, I’m embarrassed.”

If the USA wants to compete with the rest of the world at the highest levels — at the World Cup and Copa America, which this country will host in 2016 — it needs more talented players, and producing them won’t happen overnight.

The 2018 World Cup in Russia seems quite far away, but Klinsmann already is thinking about the future. With several thirtysomethings expected to be too old for that competition, he must turn to the next generation.

Among younger players of note are midfielders Luis Gil (20, Real Salt Lake) and Wil Trapp (21, Columbus Crew), and forward Jose Villarreal (20, Cruz Azul, on loan from the L.A. Galaxy).

“The talent pool is rich,” Howard said. “This was a very young team, and even if guys didn’t play serious minutes, they were a part of this experience and they’ll be so much better for it in the coming years.”

There is, however, no player on the horizon who has the skill, tactical knowledge, scoring and passing ability, and vision of Landon Donovan, who was not selected for Brazil. (Julian Green, 19, enjoyed a sizzling WC debut, but he still must prove himself with his club, Bayern Munich.)

The only way for the players to improve is through better competition. Major League Soccer, in its 19th year, must continue to raise its competitive level and the best American players must go overseas to challenge themselves against the world’s best and try to play for UEFA Champions League-caliber teams.

“Everybody is looking for that magic bullet,” Lalas said. “It’s easy from people looking in from the outside — the size of your country, and that should be a big factor. It is a wonderful asset and it can be a weakness.”

While the sport has been played in this country for more than a century, there has been high-level competition for only three-plus decades, first with the original North American Soccer League and MLS.

In 1990, Team USA made a major breakthrough, qualifying for the World Cup for the first time in 40 years. Twenty-four years later, the Americans have become a CONCACAF power and have qualified for seven consecutive World Cups, an impressive achievement for any nation.

MICHAEL LEWISNewsday

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ORLANDO, Fla . — The last time point guard Scottie Wilbekin played competitive games inside Amway Center, he and the Florida Gators were fighting for their NCAA Tournament lives.

Wilbekin has returned to Amway Center — this time to fight for his basketball future.

To prove he deserves an NBA roster spot, the undrafted free agent has returned to the arena as a part of the Memphis Grizzlies’ entry into the Orlando Pro Summer League.

“There’s a lot of talent, and you can definitely notice all the talent that’s out there,” Wilbekin said after he scored two points, dished out two assists and played aggressive defense in an 85-82 loss to the Detroit Pistons over the weekend.

“It’s a bit of an adjustment getting used to the minutes because everybody on all of the teams here (have played) more than they do here.”

Wilbekin developed into one of Florida’s most indispensible players. As a senior, he averaged 13.1 points per game, was named the 2013-14 SEC Player of the Year and led the Gators to the Final Four.

Despite everything he accomplished, he still wasn’t picked in the NBA Draft on June 26.

He hooked on with the Grizzlies for Orlando’s summer league and will play for the Philadelphia 76ers in the upcoming NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.

In two games so far with the Grizzlies, he’s averaging one point, 1.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in a little more than 17 minutes per game.

Those statistics don’t reflect his composure on offense or his tenacity on defense.

“You can’t teach an overall IQ,” said the Grizzlies’ summer-league coach,

Shawn Respert. “The guy plays with a pace that I think is healthy for

a successful basketball team. He doesn’t force things. He knows when to push the gas pedal and when to push the brake. I think it’s just an innate ability that some players naturally have: to know how to play.

“With Scottie, I’m really proud of the fact of how he’s

handled himself. He’s going to be very, very successful. He’s

going to be a guy that if you look in our league six or seven years down the road, he’s going to be an important part of a team that’s winning.”

Wilbekin received one bit of advice during the last few weeks that he thinks about often. During a pre-draft workout with the Dallas Mavericks, a Mavericks assistant coach advised Wilbekin to play full-court defense throughout summer-league play.

On Sunday, Wilbekin — all 6-feet-3 and 168 pounds of him — fought through screens set by centers and power forwards, sacrificing his body in the process.

“That’s my best quality,” Wilbekin said. “I’ve just been trying to extend myself and give everything I’ve got on defense.”

Respert noticed.“It’s beautiful watching a great

defensive player work his magic through pick-and-roll play,” Respert said.

Grizzlies rookie power forward Jarnell Stokes, the 35th pick in the draft, is happy to finally be playing alongside Wilbekin instead of against him.

Stokes’ alma mater is Tennessee, which lost three times to Florida this past season.

Stokes has given Wilbekin a nickname, and Stokes means it as a sincere compliment: “Tennessee Killer.”

“We’d never beat Florida while Scottie was on the floor,” Stokes said.

“On the defensive end, for me as a big man, he makes my job a lot easier, because he has probably the quickest feet I’ve ever seen on the defensive end.”

Now, Wilbekin is trying to prove the same thing to NBA executives.

JOSH ROBBINSOrlando Sentinel